Harbor Entrance
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This is a heavy break. The wave is scary, the locals are scary, and the sharks are scarier. Come with a gun, respect, and by yourself and you may get a few.
Atmosphere:
This place is heavy. Imagine Mundaka meets Pipe with a lot of closeout sections. A bomb right pits into the channel while the left goes below sea level sucking up, spitting and chewing all the way till the end. The place rips your wetsuit off if you screw up on a big day and you'll be lucky if you pop up from the most violent underwater thrashing you've ever experienced in less then 10 seconds. Be prepared: the rip takes you out of the bay right in the impact zone again and again and again
Additional Info:
You need balls and have to be an above average tuberider to handle The Entrance. If you pull up undergunned and think you can handle you will have your ass handed to you.
Location
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Drive to the North side of the Harbor of Eureka. This is one of the most dangerous harbor in the world.
Walk | Short walk (5-15 min) |
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Public access | Yes |
4x4 required | Unknown |
Boat required | Unknown |
Wave Characteristics
Type | Sandbar |
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Direction | Right and left |
Bottom | Sandy |
Power | Hollow, Fast, Powerful, Ledgey |
Frequency | Sometimes breaks (50 days/year) |
Normal length | Normal (50 to 150m) |
Good day length | Long (150 to 300m) |
Ideal Conditions
Wind direction | SouthEast, East |
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Swell direction | North, NorthWest, West |
Swell size | 3ft-5ft - 16ft and over |
Tide | Low tide only |
Tide movement | Rising tide |
Crowd
Week | Few surfers |
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Weekend | Crowded |
Dangers
Rips / undertow, Rocks, Localism, Sharks
Videos
None
Nearby spots
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Direction: | Right and left |
Bottom: | Sandy |
Frequency: | Regular (100 days/year) |
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Bottom: | Sandy |
Frequency: | Regular (100 days/year) |
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Direction: | Right and left |
Bottom: | Sandy |
Frequency: | Regular (100 days/year) |